Development of a software tool for comprehensive flight performance and mission analysis of hybrid-electric aircraft

This paper presents a software tool developed to comprehensively evaluate flight performance and mission analysis of hybrid-electric aircraft. The modelling incorporates conventional propulsion systems as well as an alternative electric propulsion system for flight performance and mission analysis. As part of the overall technology assessment of the Bavarian research project “PowerLab”, which aims to develop a hybrid-electric flying platform, this tool is incorporated to assess the reference missions of the project concept. Further analysis on the impact of energy density variation on the transport efficiency using the developed tool was also performed. Finally the authors present an outlook into the integration of the tool in an overall aircraft fleet system dynamics model to estimate future fleet development for various future scenarios.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2018.02.036
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146518300401
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23521465
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 Gilbert Tay et al. Published by Elsevier B.V.
• Authors:
  • Tay, Gilbert
  • Keller, Paul
  • Hornung, Mirko
• Conference:
  • 6th CEAS Air & Space Conference Aerospace Europe 2017, CEAS 2017
  • Location: Bucharest , Romania
  • Date: 2017-10-16 to 2017-10-20
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 401-409
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 29
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil aircraft; Computer models; Electric drives; Energy consumption; Fleet management; Fuel consumption; Propulsion; Software; Thrust; Vehicle performance; Vehicle power plants; Vehicle weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electric aircraft; Hybrid electric airplanes
• Geographic Terms: Bavaria (Germany)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01666764
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2018 4:47PM